General Management

Ali has developed unique expertise in the intersection of real estate and corporate law, serving the legal needs of dentists at every stage of their career. Whether it be starting their first practice, expanding their portfolio as an investor dentist, or planning their retirement transition and selling their practice for the best value. Ali completed his law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School and his MBA at the Schulich School of Business. Prior to law school, Ali completed a Bachelor of Business Administration and gained valuable insight in marketing and strategic management while working at a Fortune 50 multinational corporation in both Toronto and Montreal. Ali brings a wealth of diverse business and legal experience to his joint corporate and real estate practice at Owens Wright and strives to serve his clients’ needs to the best of his ability every day. Ali is fluent in French and Persian.

Healthcare

Alison began her entrepreneurial journey by opening a multi-disciplinary healthcare clinic called Canopy in 2011. Running and owning a small business taught her the foundations of business along with a deep empathy for the life of a small business owner. In 2014, she and co-founder Trevor Johnston, launched a new business called Jane, a software application built originally for Canopy that offers online booking and electronic charting capabilities. It is now being used by more than 50,000 practitioners around the world to run their clinics. Alison continues to lead this tech company as co-CEO with a team of 180 staff.

Based in Toronto, Canada, Amar specializes in Strategy, Digital, AI and Product. Working as an Executive Consultant and Strategic Advisor, he is the recipient of the IBM Market Makers Award. Amar is a lifelong learner. His favourite hobbies include personal growth, writing, reading, exercise, yoga and travel.

People Leadership

Amirali Nourbakhsh has spent the past 20 years working either as a manager in a multinational setting, or as a coach, trainer and consultant to multinational corporations including Unilever, Siemens, Shell, Samsung, Danone, Henkel and Dale Carnegie. Amirali has done research on neuroscience and has applied the discipline as a leader, leadership trainer and CEO of his company. As a certified coach, he has trained and coached mid- to senior-level managers to use brain knowledge to become more effective leaders and exemplify core values. Amirali is well published on the following topics: legislation, regulations, domestic and foreign policy and money laundering. He has an MA in International Relations, Economics and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental & African Studies (University of London, UK) and an MA in Foreign Languages, Political Geography and Adult Education from the Justus Liebig Universitaet, Giessen, Germany.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Leadership

Andre Serero is an expert in strategic leadership, organizational design and talent management. He also teaches at the Ted Rogers School of Management and previously served as executive vice-president of CTVglobemedia Inc., providing strategic counsel to the CEO and senior executive team.

Financial Acumen, General Management

Andrea Chan, CPA, CA, is MNP’s Regional Managing Partner for Toronto North and a member of the firm’s Assurance and Accounting team. Andrea works one-on-one with dental, medical, legal and other professionals, delivering sound advice to help her clients achieve their personal and business goals. Andrea’s expertise includes developing customized plans for clients planning to start, purchase or sell a practice. Her experience allows her to walk her clients through the purchase or sale decision from beginning to end, ensuring they make the choices that are right for them. She specializes in developing projections and proposals as well as industry benchmarking, helping ensure her clients have sound strategies for the future Andrea also provides strategic advice on tax minimization strategies. She develops customized retirement and succession plans for her clients, helping them realize their dreams. Andrea earned a Bachelor of Mathematics specializing in accounting and a Master of Accounting at the University of Waterloo. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA).

Public Sector

Andrea is Director of Research and Outreach at the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). He specializes in public policy and public administration, teaching at the university level. Andrea has a PhD in Public Policy and has been Post-Doctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University where he worked on the regulation of innovation technologies, especially biotechnologies. His research interests include public administration, governance, globalization, innovation policy, and political economy.

People Leadership

Andrea Swanson (MA, PPCC) is a certified coach and Organizational Development Consultant. Andrea has worked with executives and leaders in large complex organizations for more than 10 years. Andrea has a Master’s Degree in Organization Development and a Certificate in Personal and Professional Coaching (PPCC) both from Concordia University. She grounds her coaching and consulting practice in leading in complexity, leadership presence, human-centred design and the foundations of adult development theory.

General Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professor of Policy/Strategy • George R. Gardiner Professor of Business Ethics • Director, Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business BSc (Warwick), PhD (Nottingham) Andrew Crane's research and teaching explore new ways of thinking about the social, ethical and environmental dimensions of business. He is particularly known for his work on the changing role of the corporation in the global economy, where he has been influential in developing a new view of corporate citizenship that addresses the political roles and responsibilities of business. He has also focused on how ideas of ethics, freedom, and responsibility are communicated and made meaningful by corporations, consumers and other stakeholders through talk and text. Finally, his work has also addressed specific application areas of corporate responsibility, such as forced labour and slavery, competitive intelligence, responsible marketing, nonprofit partnerships, and responsibilities to children.

Change Management, Coaching and Collaboration

Andrew Levison has been a senior faculty member at the Schulich ExecEd for over 12 years teaching clients about Leadership and Talent Management. Andrew works globally across all industries in the private and public sectors helping his clients unleash their inherent potential for success. He is also an expert public speaker, executive coach and facilitator.